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Posted 9/16/2011 9:38 PM (GMT 0)
I am sooo tired and am sure it has lot's to do with not eating a normal diet and the remicade and Imuran I am on.

Anyone have suggestions on vitamins/herbs etc that may help with the tiredness??

Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated!!

Posted 9/16/2011 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
I think starting with diet is always a good thing!

By focusing on what you can eat, figure out some protein and carb heavy meals...if you need some suggestions, try looking at what athletes eat! You don't need to consume as many calories per day, but sometimes eating more protein and carbs seems to help (for me at least!) with maintaining energy and such throughout the day. I also suggest building up stamina by exercising more, and trying to get the full eight-ten hours each night (I find that I need considerably more sleep than the average 22 year old to make it through the day now), and if a nap is needed, I allow myself to have one!

I eat a lot of whole wheat pasta, turkey, chicken, and pork. I also try to eat red meat (usually whenever I eat out) to keep up my iron levels.
Posted 9/17/2011 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
there's other reasons why you could be tired. are you/were you on antibiotics? you can ask your dr to do a candida test.

basically, antibiotics kill the "good" bacteria in our gut, leaving room for candida (a yeast) to grow out of control (they love sugar and acidic pH). they start secreting tartaric acid that goes into competition with maltic acid. Maltic acid is essential part of the cell's kreb cycle and ATP (energy) making mechanisms in the mitochondria. (sorry for the all the biochemistry!)

in a nut shell, high candida demonstrates symptoms of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.

are you anemic? had a blood test done 2 weeks ago and my blood iron and stored iron are so depleted (even though im oddly fine) and im not assimilating my B12. getting iron meds and b12 shots next week :S

of course, diet too will help. the cleaner you eat, the better you feel :)

you can also start taking probiotics and l-glutamine (amino acid supplement) to start healing your small intestine's microvilli so it can absorb nutriments better.

bonne chance :)
Posted 9/17/2011 3:04 PM (GMT 0)
Fatigue seems to go hand and hand with this darn disease. Your meds especially the Imuran can add to the fatigue. You might want to ask your doc to check your iron levels as well as your B12 levels. These two can contribute to the fatigue. I am on all these supplements and I still suffer with fatigue. Its one of those crappy side effects that many of us have. Hugs!
Posted 9/17/2011 10:02 PM (GMT 0)
Having much diarrhea is a big risk of getting dehydrated. Dehydration leads to tiredness.
Posted 9/18/2011 4:34 AM (GMT 0)
I too am fatigued almost all of the time. I pretty much stick tot he same sleep schedule as for that also helps with my migraines. My labwork shows I am not anemic and I do take iron daily as well as b12 shots monthly. you definitly may want to ask your doctor to run some labwork to check on all vitamin levels as well as iron etc.
Posted 9/18/2011 4:42 AM (GMT 0)
I also suffer from fatigue! I actually have a quick question for all of you...what exactly is this B12 that I hear/see being constantly mentioned? Besides on these forums, I've never even heard of it, not even mentioned by any of my doctors. In the past, I've had severely low iron levels and had to have an iron infusion. I assume B12 is checked via bloodwork as well. But what does the B12 do for you? I'm a rather curious person and any details would be great! :)

Thanks! :)
Posted 9/19/2011 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
I have had to go for iron IV infusions as my levels were so low. They have helped to bring my levels up but I am still tired. Working half days at work and going to bed by 9pm every night. Sleeping better now that I am into my yoga routine so I am getting a solid 8 hours most nights.

Good luck.
Posted 9/19/2011 3:29 PM (GMT 0)
RiddleMeThis: B12 is so important in our organism that it causes neurological damage if its chronically low, its called pernicious anemia. its part of the B vitamins that are assimilated in our intestine. people with IBD/IBS need to have iron and b12 levels at a normal in order to develop normal red blood cells. anyways, im giving your the super simplified version but you should talk to either your GP or GI dr about it.
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